853:
906:
278:
entertainer Tommy Towers is drafted into service. He immediately gets on the wrong side of commanding officer
Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise Tommy is granted a
31:
375:
Contains the mortal line: “Well if I were you, I wouldn’t start from here!” when a private is giving directions to a
General in a car trying to find the HQ.
943:
890:
997:
982:
1007:
1002:
987:
936:
977:
967:
496:
1017:
972:
391:
1012:
929:
883:
992:
534:
822:
614:
598:
112:
275:
758:
710:
702:
876:
678:
726:
662:
654:
566:
766:
558:
489:
917:
864:
694:
830:
550:
506:
239:
159:
41:
422:
322:
280:
742:
734:
622:
482:
8:
962:
638:
122:
782:
774:
526:
814:
542:
469:
355:
852:
750:
718:
606:
806:
798:
686:
334:
310:
255:
141:
30:
474:
913:
860:
328:
259:
59:
54:
956:
646:
582:
304:
292:
251:
243:
94:
81:
790:
630:
574:
399:
271:
232:
905:
349:
340:
316:
235:
463:
518:
298:
247:
99:
590:
368:
262:
starting in
November 1939, just after the outbreak of war.
859:
This article related to a
British film of the 1940s is a
504:
954:
912:This article about a musical comedy film is a
937:
884:
490:
944:
930:
891:
877:
497:
483:
372:called it "a fairly entertaining effort".
29:
955:
478:
362:
900:
847:
170:Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK)
13:
998:World War II films made in wartime
14:
1029:
457:
446:. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
983:Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
904:
851:
242:and Wallace Orton, and starring
1008:Films scored by Kennedy Russell
453:. British Film Institute, 1986.
436:
823:The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
415:
406:
384:
1:
1003:British black-and-white films
988:Films directed by John Baxter
378:
978:1940s English-language films
968:British musical comedy films
916:. You can help Knowledge by
863:. You can help Knowledge by
703:Old Mother Riley in Business
7:
679:Old Mother Riley in Society
444:Filmmaking in 1930s Britain
319:as Sergeant Major Slaughter
10:
1034:
899:
846:
1018:Musical comedy film stubs
973:1940 musical comedy films
711:Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
663:What Would You Do, Chums?
513:
216:
208:
198:
174:
166:
150:
128:
118:
108:
87:
77:
69:
47:
37:
28:
23:
1013:1940s British film stubs
451:British Films, 1927-1939
286:
265:
993:Military humor in film
831:Ramsbottom Rides Again
183:9 March 1940
160:British National Films
392:"Laugh It Off (1940)"
346:Warren Jenkins as Pat
623:The Song of the Road
727:Let the People Sing
639:The Academy Decides
535:Say It with Flowers
402:on 16 January 2009.
258:. It was filmed at
123:Michael C. Chorlton
783:When You Come Home
775:The Grand Escapade
767:Here Comes the Sun
615:Hearts of Humanity
599:Birds of a Feather
559:Kentucky Minstrels
527:Song of the Plough
505:Films directed by
363:Critical reception
231:is a 1940 British
925:
924:
872:
871:
841:
840:
815:Judgment Deferred
735:We'll Smile Again
356:Henry Lytton, Jr.
224:
223:
18:1940 British film
1025:
946:
939:
932:
908:
901:
893:
886:
879:
855:
848:
751:The Shipbuilders
719:The Common Touch
695:Love on the Dole
607:Men of Yesterday
499:
492:
485:
476:
475:
431:
430:
419:
413:
410:
404:
403:
398:. Archived from
388:
270:At the start of
190:
188:
33:
21:
20:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1022:
953:
952:
951:
950:
898:
897:
844:
842:
837:
807:The Second Mate
799:Nothing Venture
509:
503:
460:
439:
434:
421:
420:
416:
411:
407:
390:
389:
385:
381:
365:
335:Peter Gawthorne
311:Marjorie Browne
295:as Tommy Towers
289:
268:
256:Marjorie Browne
201:
194:
186:
184:
177:
162:
155:
153:
146:
142:Kennedy Russell
104:
65:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1031:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
949:
948:
941:
934:
926:
923:
922:
909:
896:
895:
888:
881:
873:
870:
869:
856:
839:
838:
836:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
755:
747:
739:
731:
723:
715:
707:
699:
691:
683:
675:
667:
659:
655:Secret Journey
651:
643:
635:
627:
619:
611:
603:
595:
587:
579:
571:
567:Lest We Forget
563:
555:
547:
539:
531:
523:
514:
511:
510:
502:
501:
494:
487:
479:
473:
472:
459:
458:External links
456:
455:
454:
447:
442:Low, Rachael.
438:
435:
433:
432:
423:"Laugh It Off"
414:
405:
382:
380:
377:
364:
361:
360:
359:
353:
347:
344:
338:
332:
329:Charles Victor
326:
320:
314:
308:
302:
296:
288:
285:
267:
264:
260:Walton Studios
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
212:United Kingdom
210:
206:
205:
202:
199:
196:
195:
193:
192:
180:
178:
175:
172:
171:
168:
167:Distributed by
164:
163:
158:
156:
151:
148:
147:
145:
144:
139:
136:
132:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
110:
109:Cinematography
106:
105:
103:
102:
97:
91:
89:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
73:Bridget Boland
71:
67:
66:
64:
63:
60:Austin Melford
57:
55:Bridget Boland
51:
49:
45:
44:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1030:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
960:
958:
947:
942:
940:
935:
933:
928:
927:
921:
919:
915:
910:
907:
903:
902:
894:
889:
887:
882:
880:
875:
874:
868:
866:
862:
857:
854:
850:
849:
845:
833:
832:
828:
825:
824:
820:
817:
816:
812:
809:
808:
804:
801:
800:
796:
793:
792:
788:
785:
784:
780:
777:
776:
772:
769:
768:
764:
761:
760:
756:
753:
752:
748:
745:
744:
743:Theatre Royal
740:
737:
736:
732:
729:
728:
724:
721:
720:
716:
713:
712:
708:
705:
704:
700:
697:
696:
692:
689:
688:
684:
681:
680:
676:
673:
672:
668:
665:
664:
660:
657:
656:
652:
649:
648:
647:Stepping Toes
644:
641:
640:
636:
633:
632:
628:
625:
624:
620:
617:
616:
612:
609:
608:
604:
601:
600:
596:
593:
592:
588:
585:
584:
583:The Small Man
580:
577:
576:
572:
569:
568:
564:
561:
560:
556:
553:
552:
548:
545:
544:
540:
537:
536:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
520:
516:
515:
512:
508:
500:
495:
493:
488:
486:
481:
480:
477:
471:
467:
466:
462:
461:
452:
449:Wood, Linda.
448:
445:
441:
440:
428:
424:
418:
409:
401:
397:
393:
387:
383:
376:
373:
371:
370:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
305:Anthony Hulme
303:
300:
297:
294:
293:Tommy Trinder
291:
290:
284:
282:
277:
276:Concert party
273:
263:
261:
257:
253:
252:Anthony Hulme
249:
245:
244:Tommy Trinder
241:
237:
234:
230:
229:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
197:
182:
181:
179:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
149:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
114:
111:
107:
101:
98:
96:
95:Tommy Trinder
93:
92:
90:
86:
83:
82:John Corfield
80:
76:
72:
68:
61:
58:
56:
53:
52:
50:
46:
43:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
918:expanding it
911:
865:expanding it
858:
843:
829:
821:
813:
805:
797:
791:Fortune Lane
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
749:
741:
733:
725:
717:
709:
701:
693:
687:Crook's Tour
685:
677:
671:Laugh It Off
670:
669:
661:
653:
645:
637:
631:Talking Feet
629:
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
575:A Real Bloke
573:
565:
557:
549:
541:
533:
525:
517:
465:Laugh It Off
464:
450:
443:
437:Bibliography
426:
417:
408:
400:the original
395:
386:
374:
367:
366:
325:as Mrs McNab
272:World War II
269:
238:directed by
228:Laugh It Off
227:
226:
225:
200:Running time
176:Release date
138:Ronnie Munro
113:James Wilson
24:Laugh It Off
15:
507:John Baxter
427:TVGuide.com
350:John Laurie
343:as Sergeant
341:Wally Patch
317:Edward Lexy
240:John Baxter
236:comedy film
135:Marr Mackie
78:Produced by
42:John Baxter
38:Directed by
963:1940 films
957:Categories
551:Flood Tide
543:Music Hall
519:Doss House
412:Wood p.100
379:References
337:as General
331:as Colonel
299:Jean Colin
281:commission
248:Jean Colin
204:78 minutes
187:1940-03-09
152:Production
100:Jean Colin
62:(dialogue)
48:Written by
591:Jimmy Boy
358:as George
307:as Somers
191: (UK)
119:Edited by
759:Dreaming
369:TV Guide
323:Ida Barr
313:as Peggy
301:as Sally
217:Language
129:Music by
88:Starring
70:Story by
352:as Jock
233:musical
220:English
209:Country
185: (
154:company
834:(1956)
826:(1950)
818:(1952)
810:(1950)
802:(1948)
794:(1947)
786:(1947)
778:(1946)
770:(1946)
762:(1945)
754:(1943)
746:(1943)
738:(1942)
730:(1942)
722:(1941)
714:(1941)
706:(1941)
698:(1941)
690:(1940)
682:(1940)
674:(1940)
666:(1939)
658:(1939)
650:(1938)
642:(1937)
634:(1937)
626:(1937)
618:(1936)
610:(1936)
602:(1936)
594:(1935)
586:(1935)
578:(1935)
570:(1934)
562:(1934)
554:(1934)
546:(1934)
538:(1934)
530:(1933)
522:(1933)
914:stub
861:stub
470:IMDb
287:Cast
266:Plot
254:and
468:at
396:BFI
959::
425:.
394:.
283:.
274:,
250:,
246:,
945:e
938:t
931:v
920:.
892:e
885:t
878:v
867:.
498:e
491:t
484:v
429:.
189:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)